Texas well grid 83-16
A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Nueces County and Aransas County. 400 reports, median depth 27 ft.
400Reports
27 ftMedian depth
5 ftWater at
15 gpmMedian yield
What you will drill through in grid 83-16
| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | Sand 149, Sand, Gray 11, Water 12, Sand, Tan 11, Clayey Sand, Gray 8, Silty Sand, Brown, Dry 11 |
| 25–50 ft | Sand, Gray 9, Silty Clay - Dark Gray, Saturated, Soft, Medium Plastic, Int 6, Unconsolidated: Sediment And Sand, Saturated 7, Clayey Sand, Gray 4, Sandy Clay, Gray 3, Sandy Clay, Lt. Gray 4 |
| 50–100 ft | Sand, Gray 7, Sand, Tan/Red 3, Sandy Clay, Lt. Gray 2, Sandy Clay, Gray 2, Sand - Tan, Saturated, Loose, Fine-Grained 2, Sand 1 |
| 100–200 ft | Red Clay 1, Sand With Clay Mix 1, Sand 1 |
Who drills here
| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gainco, Inc. | 126 | 10 | — | 2009–2017 |
| Mikes Drilling and Pump Service | 91 | 27 | 15 | 2009–2026 |
| Mikes Drilling | 54 | 27 | 18 | 2006–2015 |
| Envirotech Drilling Services LLC | 30 | 15 | — | 2019–2025 |
| Tolunay-Wong Engineers,Inc | 21 | 10 | — | 2019 |
| BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC. | 18 | 70 | — | 2006–2019 |
| APOLLO Environmental Strategies, Inc. | 17 | 10 | — | 2004 |
| CARTER WATER WELL DRILLING | 12 | 37 | 12 | 2009–2010 |
| Alliance Maintenance & Services, Inc. | 6 | — | — | 2011 |
| Vortex Drilling Partners, LP | 5 | 20 | — | 2021 |
| Front Range Drilling, Inc. | 4 | 24 | 25 | 2015–2026 |
| EnviroCore, Inc. | 4 | 16 | — | 2011–2020 |
| JEDI Drilling Contractors | 3 | 8 | — | 2006 |
| Vortex Drilling, Inc. | 2 | 15 | — | 2017 |
| JEDI | 2 | — | 5 | 2005 |
| ESN-South | 2 | — | — | 2003 |
| Geothermal Drilling inc | 1 | 300 | — | 2020 |
| Wel-Mat Drilling LLP | 1 | 25 | — | 2018 |
| Advanced Drilling Systems, Inc. | 1 | — | — | 2011 |
What the wells are for
| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Soil Boring | 186 | 46.5% | 15 |
| Irrigation | 147 | 36.8% | 27 |
| Monitor | 51 | 12.8% | 12 |
| Domestic | 10 | 2.5% | 27 |
| Test Well | 3 | 0.8% | 21 |
| Industrial | 1 | 0.2% | 221 |
| Closed-Loop Geothermal | 1 | 0.2% | 300 |
| De-watering | 1 | 0.2% | 22 |
| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51 | 27 | 6 |
| 2010s | 251 | 27 | 5 |
| 2020s | 98 | 27 | 5 |
The deepest reports on file
| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 555079 | 2020 | 300 | — | — | Closed-Loop Geothermal |
| 712091 | 2025 | 221 | 14 | 75 | Industrial |
| 526670 | 2019 | 70 | — | — | Environmental Soil Boring |
| 526669 | 2019 | 70 | — | — | Environmental Soil Boring |
| 526667 | 2019 | 70 | — | — | Environmental Soil Boring |
| 526666 | 2019 | 70 | — | — | Environmental Soil Boring |
| 526663 | 2019 | 70 | — | — | Environmental Soil Boring |
| 526661 | 2019 | 70 | — | — | Environmental Soil Boring |
| 526660 | 2019 | 70 | — | — | Environmental Soil Boring |
| 526659 | 2019 | 70 | — | — | Environmental Soil Boring |
Every figure here comes from a report a licensed driller filed on the day the work ended — sometimes decades ago. It describes what was found then, not what a well yields today, and it is not a statement that any well is sound, potable or still in use.
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This grid falls in Nueces County, Aransas County, San Patricio County.